Thanks guys. I prefer the fantasy look of Gurdy's mesh compared to Nioliv but the textures are not as high resolution I think.

If you mean is there a higher resolution texture replacer for CI's work then the answer is no

Now for a long answer on how to do it yourself

You can easily replace various robes with other modders work - for instance BadKarma did some beautiful dresses that pass as robes

Try her http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=2874

Or http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=2871

Or http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=5822 for more battlemage type robes

Otherwise you could try http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=6207 which has very good textures for robes

As I said it is not hard to replace the meshes - find the one you want to replace and rename the one you wish to replace it with with the same name - you will also need to do that for the hands versions - switching textures is again not hard - just time consuming

For Hurdy Gurdy's robes - it hasn't been a popular mesh I don't know why I like the reduced bust size it has - anyway there are a few good textures I've used before I have one called Hurdy Gurdy, Lillia & Friends Female robes set 2 but am not sure where I got it from - maybe ElricM - can't see it on PES

Thank you for taking the time to answer. Yea, I want to keep Hurdy Gurdy's mesh but I'm looking for textures that are compatible with that mesh. I can't just apply any texture to the mesh and have it look correct, isn't that right?

Correct, you mostly can't just apply any texture to the mesh. The UV map will probably not match other robe replaces, especially ones that use other meshes. As far as I know, there is nothing that directly edits /upgrades the Canadian Ice plugin - permission for this is specifically not allowed by the readme and would have to come from the author.

I don't know of any other big mods using BB meshes that affect robes except for Unique Finery Replacer, and that only hits the quest-related robes. Better Clothes stayed away from robes entirely, probably because Canadian Ice's plugin was in wide circulation already. For smaller mods, you could try Dryad robes or Black Panther / White Tiger Robes, if you can still find them. I don't think they replaced the base robes, just added a few new ones.

And funny that (IMHO) the best robe isn't even in the screenshots.

Thanks for your answers everyone.